CVE-2021-37942
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-37942
- Assigner
- elastic
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2023-11-22T01:33:48.984Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-11-22T01:33:48.984Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/291355 | |
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37942 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37942 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-24 15:24:04 | Added to TrackCVE |